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Wendy Frantz became a high school English teacher after experiencing a troubled childhood and abusive home life. She strives to make her lessons fun and engaging for students, forming strong bonds with them. Frantz overcame obstacles like an abusive stepfather and parental divorce. She now enjoys teaching and hosting themed parties for her community to bring people together.

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SEO: Wendy Frantz Becomes A Teacher To Make A Difference: Photo Courtesy of Mrs. Frantz

Wendy Frantz became a high school English teacher after experiencing a troubled childhood and abusive home life. She strives to make her lessons fun and engaging for students, forming strong bonds with them. Frantz overcame obstacles like an abusive stepfather and parental divorce. She now enjoys teaching and hosting themed parties for her community to bring people together.

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SEO: Wendy Frantz becomes a teacher to make a difference


As a child of a broken, abusive family, Wendy Frantz decided to become a
teacher so she could help kids get the most out of their
childhoods. She currently works as a high school
English teacher in southern New Jersey. Mrs. Frantz
strives to make her classes unique, combining fun
activities with the required curriculum. She forms
strong bonds with her students and always goes above
and beyond to make sure they are all successful.

Current picture of
Mrs. Frantz
Photo courtesy of
Mrs. Frantz

High school teacher teaches much more than English


Wendy Frantz transitions from a troubled student to a favorite teacher
Its 6:00am on a Monday morning as Mrs. Frantz is abruptly wakes up
from her blaring alarm clock. Instead of hitting the snooze button, she gets up
and begins rehearsing that days lesson plans as she gets ready for another day of
work. Its now 8:00am and her students begin trickling into her classroom for first
period. This week her class is reading Beowulf, not exactly a favorite amongst
teenagers. Instead of suffering alongside my students and forcing them to write
papers on a subject they find less than interesting, I like to come up with ideas on
how to make the class memorable, Mrs. Frantz described.
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In this particular instance, she had the students push all of the desks to the back of
the classroom and had them act out a typical day in a medieval mead hall and
pretend they are the characters from the story. It was great seeing them having
fun and really getting excited about learning, she gushed.
While Mrs. Frantz, 49 currently experiences a great amount of success and
happiness in her life, the journey getting there was not an easy one. In explaining
how she overcame past challenges, Mrs. Frantz has always looked for anyway to
help someone else out.

Early Life
Mrs. Frantz was born in a small town in Michigan. She lived in a nice
home with her well-educated parents and brother and sister. From the outside
they seemed like the perfect family, and they were, until her parents abruptly
divorced when Mrs. Frantz was only eight years old.
Mrs. Frantzs
Favorite
Things:
1. Her family
2. Her
students
3. Line
dancing

Her parents quickly went from being in a loving


relationship to refusing to speak to one another. They
took their hatred of each other out on their three young
children. They forced their children (all of whom were
under the age of 10) to choose which parent they

wanted to live with, with the ultimatum that they could never speak to the parent
they didnt choose to live with again. Her sister chose to live with their father and
Mrs. Frantz and her brother decided to move across the country to Phoenix,
Arizona with their mother and soon-to-be stepfather.
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Mrs. Frantz, however quickly grew to regret this decision. My stepfather
was extremely abusive towards me. He used to scream me at me until I was so
hysterical I could barely breathe, she described. Her teachers sent her to the
school guidance counselor to try and figure out what she was acting out. Mrs.
Frantz confided in the guidance counselor and discussed her horrific home
situation. The guidance counselor proceeded to contact Mrs. Frantzs father,
requesting that she live under his primary custody. He reluctantly agreed, and
Mrs. Frantz moved back to Michigan.

Overcoming Obstacles
Once I moved back with my father things
began to get better. I brought my grades up and was
able to get into one of my top choice colleges, the
University of Wisconsin, Mrs. Frantz explained. She
decided early on that she wanted to become a teacher
so she could help students like herself thrive in school
regardless of any outside issues that may be
interfering with their progress. When I first began

Mrs. Frantz visiting


her Alma Madre,
the University of
Wisconsin
Photo courtesy of Mrs.
Frantz

student teaching during my final year at Wisconsin I knew I had made the right
career decision, Mrs. Frantz said. She enjoys speaking with her students and
offering them guidance on any problems they may be facing.

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Family
Mrs. Frantz also tries to instill the values of helping others with her own
two teenage daughters. As a family we frequently devote their spare time to doing
charity work, our oldest daughter was
recently given an award at school for having
one of the highest amount of charitable hours
performed in her grade, Mrs. Frantzs
Mrs. Frantz with
her husband and
daughters
Photo courtesy of
Mrs. Frantz

husband, Paul stated. Mrs. Frantz also makes


sure that her children always feel that they are
growing up in a home filled with love and support.
My husband and I make sure we never have an

argument in front of our children, and if an issue is occurring in our household,


we all sit down together as a family and discuss how we can overcome the
problem, Mrs. Frantz described. As of now my children are thriving, my
students are thriving and I truly couldnt be happier, she exclaimed.
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Mrs. Frantz hosts parties for neighbors and friends


Mrs. Frantz loves having themed events to bring people together
Mrs. Frantzs home is a frequent gathering place for members of her
community to gather and have a good time. She loves
hosting parties, particularly ones with fun themes that
everyone can take part in. I never had birthday
parties growing up, and Ive always considered
myself to be an extrovert, so I enjoying playing
hostess for a few evenings a year, she stated. Mrs.
Frantz is famous around her town for always having
a Kentucky Derby party, where people come and

Mrs. Frantz getting ready


for her Kentucky Derby
party
Photo courtesy of Mrs.
Frantz

bet on which horse they think will win all while socializing with one
another. Of course, in order to attend her Kentucky Derby party you have
to dress for the occasion, which means arriving in proper southern attire.
I love seeing everyone in their hats and just having fun, she laughed.

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Learning to live life to the fullest

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Mrs. Frantzs stepfathers abuse and criticism over everything she did
growing up has taught her to never take herself too seriously and to always do
Ingredients for Mrs. Frantzs
favorite Kentucky Derby food, the
Reuben sandwich:
1 extra-large egg
1 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons ketchup
1 drop Tabasco sauce
1/8 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
A few drops fresh lemon juice to
taste
2 teaspoons finely chopped red
onion
2 teaspoons finely chopped Italian
parsley leaves
3 cornichons or gherkins finely
chopped (about 1 tablespoon)
1/2-teaspoon kosher salt

what she loves, even if others dont approve. Luckily


for her, the entire neighborhood loves to attend her
parties and dress for the occasion. Its fun to spend time
with friends, but its even better when you are all
laughing and having a great time together, Mrs. Frantz
stated. Humor is extremely important to me, I try to
use it in both my professional and social lives, she

added. Mrs. Frantzs positive outlook on life has earned her much well deserved
happiness as she continues to make a difference in her community.

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